What is the ruling on reporting pornographic accounts on social media, given the necessity of unintentionally seeing some of their images without arousal, knowing that the purpose is to combat their spread among relatives and friends, and the time spent is minimal?
Reporting pornographic accounts is a religiously obligatory act of enjoining good and forbidding evil. There is no harm in inadvertently glancing at some forbidden images while reporting them, provided one immediately lowers their gaze. This is supported by Ali's narration in the story of Rawdat Khakh, and by what was reported from Bukhari, Al-Khattabi, and Ibn Aqil. However, one must beware of the self and Satan tempting them to turn this into a means for looking at forbidden things, and prioritizing the safety of one's soul from temptation is paramount.
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